Fourth Biennial Fisheries Conference and Research Fair 2010 of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Forum (BFRF) was held on January 20-21, 2010 at the auditorium of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), Farmgate, Dhaka.
Chief Guest, special guests and chairperson of the conference
Representatives from a large number …read more
Boga labeo: Labeo boga
Synonyms:
Cyprinus boga: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822.
Labeo boga: Day, 1878, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937; Jayaram et al., 1982
Common name: Boga labeo (English name)
Bangla name: Vangon, Vangan bata
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Sub family: Cyprininae
Genus: Labeo
Species: L. boga
Morphological description:
Body is elongated and its dorsal profile is rather more …read more
Striped spiny eel: Mastacembelus pancalus
Synonyms:
Macrognathus pancalus: Hamilton, 1822.
Mastacembelus pancalus: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Ahmad, N. 1943; Bhuiyan, 1964; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937.
Common name: Striped spiny eel (English name).
Bangla name: Guchi, Turi, Chirka, Pankal.
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Mastacembelus
Species: M. pancalus
Morphological description:
Eel like …read more
Bata labeo: Labeo bata
Synonyms:
Cyprinus bata: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822.
Labeo bata: Day, 1878, 1889.
Common name: Bata labeo (English name)
Bangla name: Bata, Bhangon bata
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Sub family: Cyprininae
Genus: Labeo
Species: L. bata
Morphological description:
Dorsal profile is more convex than that of abdomen. Snout bluntly pointed. Body elongated. Snout slightly projecting beyond …read more
Tire-track spiny eel: Mastacembelus armatus
Synonyms:
Macrognathus armatus: Lacepede, 1803; Hamilton, 1822.
Mastacembelus armatus: Day, 1878; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937; Bhuiyan, 1964; Day, 1889; Gunther, 1961; Ahmad, N. 1943.
Mastacembelus manipurensis: Hora, 1921a.
Common name: Tire-track spiny eel (English).
Bangla name: Baim, Bam, Sal baim.
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Mastacembelus
Species: M. …read more
Rohu: Labeo rohita
Synonyms:
Cyprinus rohita: Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822.
Labeo rohita: Day, 1878; Bhuiyan, 1964; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937.
Labeo horai: Fowler, 1924.
Common name: Rohu (English name)
Bangla name: Rui, Rohit, Rou
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Sub family: Cyprininae
Genus: Labeo
Species: L. rohita
Morphological description:
Body elongated. Highest body length is found at the commencement of dorsal fin. …read more
Spiny eel: Macrognathus aculeatus
Synonyms:
Ophidium aculeatum: loch, 1787.
Rhynchodella aculeata: Day, 1878; Day, 1889; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937.
Macrognathus aculeatus: Smith, 1945; Munro, 1955; Sterba, 1962; Bhuiyan, 1964.
Common name: Spiny eel (English name).
Bangla name: Tara baim.
Taxonomic position:
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Perciformes
Family: Mastacembelidae
Genus: Macrognathus
Species: M. aculeatus
Morphological description:
Body elongated and compressed laterally. Dorsal and …read more
Recent Comments
No comments.